The Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge is an automobile drawbridge across the Neva River, located east of the center of St. Petersburg, 1.9 km downstream of the Alexander Nevsky Bridge and 7 km above the Liteiny Bridge. The depth of the Neva River by ship (in the central part of the bridge) is 10.5 meters from the south side (downstream) and 12.5 meters from the north.
The bridge was built in 1909-1911. Laid on the day of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava, July 10, 1909, the bridge received the name of Emperor Peter the Great. After construction, it began to be called Big Okhtensky, and since 1956 - Bolsheokhtinsky. The chief engineer in the construction of the bridge was the author of the project G. G. Krivoshein. The grand opening of the bridge took place on November 8, 1911, but finishing work continued until 1913. In 1993-1997 reconstruction of the bridge was completed.
Three-span bridge with a central adjustable span and side metal spans. The bridge is 339.2 meters long and 26.5 meters wide. The total weight of the metal structures of the bridge is 8920 tons, of which the weight of the counterweights of the adjustable span is 1065 tons.
The Bolsheokhtinsky bridge is laid out during the period of transit river navigation (from late April to mid-November) from 2:00 to 5:00, daily.
The bridge connects Tula Street (left bank) and Novocherkassky Prospekt (right bank).
Getting there: the nearest metro stations are Chernyshevskaya or Alexander Nevsky Square. From the left bank, the bridge passes over the border of Sinop embankment, extending to the southeast and Smolny embankment, and from the right, it is the border of Maloohtinskaya embankment, located to the south and Sverdlovskaya embankment, extending to the north.
